The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year. They begin with the holiday of Rosh Hashanah (October 3-4, 2024) and culminate ten days later with Yom Kippur (October 12, 2024). This period is known as the The Tens Days of Penitence. It is a time when God is especially close to us and hears our prayers. The High Holidays are a time for introspection and self-improvement, in which we beseech God for a favorable judgment for the coming year. Read more about the High Holidays ยป
 

How to Approach God on Rosh Hashanah

 

8 Things You Didn't Know about Rosh Hashanah

8 short video segments on the significance of this pivotal day.

 

Avinu Malkeinu Unplugged

A soulful arrangement of the traditional prayer, played on violin and piano.

When Everything Went Up in Smoke

What do you do when everything you own is suddenly taken from you and you're fortunate enough to still have everything that really matters?

 

Why We Blow the Shofar

A powerful tool to wake up and live mindfully. It's a new year, and a new you.

When is Rosh Hashanah 2023?

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, 2023 begins on Friday, September 15 at sunset and ends in the evening of Sunday, September 17.

This Yom Kippur, Enter a Radically Different Place

I can conquer my inadequacies if I aim higher.

7 Rosh Hashanah Projects to Do at Home with Your Kids

My favorite Rosh Hashanah projects to do with children, from preschool through high school.

Why It's So Important for You to Judge Others Favorably

If we judge others favorably, God will judge us favorably.

 

Leaving the Comfort Zone

Changing and becoming more than we are is one of the most difficult things in the world.

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I'm Getting Too Fat and It's Time to Start Running Again

Why running is an ideal way for me to get into spiritual โ€“ and physical โ€“ shape.

 

Class Action: Yom Kippur

You have the opportunity to represent those who are similarly situated.

 

Squeeze My Hand: An Inspiring Yom Kippur Message

A true story about a father who refused to give up on his child.

 

Easy Fast in Seven Steps

How to make fasting for 25 hours on Yom Kippur easier.

Meaningful Yom Kippur at Home

Focus on these major themes of the Day of Atonement.

Explaining the Meaning of Yom Kippur to Your Kids

How to bring to life the concept of repentance and forgiveness to your young children.

 

This Holocaust Survivor Isn't Going to Let the Pandemic Stop Kol Nidre

During this time of change we have the power to strengthen ourselves and find our way in.

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When She Totally Lost Her Cool

What to do when you lose it big time.

Strategic Repentance: Creative Ways to Make Yourself Do the Right Thing

Change your environment in order to avoid your triggers.

 

The Hum of the Universe: The Month of Tishrei

According to the Jewish mystics, everything in the world is singing.

Rosh Hashanah at Home: How to Embrace the Opportunity

How to use the Rosh Hashanah prayers to create a meaningful Rosh Hashanah wherever you are this year.

 

Why Dip into Honey?

There are many ways to add sweetness to the new year. What is the significance of honey?

 

Jump the Barricade: An Inspiring Rosh Hashanah Message

The true WWII story of Berel Gartner's encounter with King George VI.

 

Why The Lion King is So Jewish

The Disney film is actually a deep dive into the process of teshuva, repentance.

 

Rosh Hashanah: The Power to Transform Your Life

An in-depth talk on how to tap into the essence of Rosh Hashanah.

 

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The Meaning of Rosh Hashanah and How to Prepare for the Big Day

A 20-minute in-depth exploration on the judgment of Rosh Hashanah and why it comes before Yom Kippur.

Making Rosh Hashanah Meaningful for Your Kids

How to help your kids connect to the significance of the Jewish new year.

I Was Humiliated

I barely remember the past. But I do vividly remember the mortifying experience in 6th grade when my teacher embarrassed me in front of the class.

Who by Fire

I lost most of my possessions, but gained so much more.

3 Steps to Preparing for This Rosh Hashanah

How to achieve sanity and equilibrium in these times of upheaval and hit the reset button on all the chaos.

Rosh Hashanah Jew

My spiritual journey from the night clubs in Prague to serving as a lone Israeli soldier on the Gaza border.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Life's Two Essentials

Both our bodies and our souls require sustenance and nourishment.

Perfectly Imperfect: The Secret of the Shofar

The path to true acceptance is unlocked by the shofar.

The Right to be Forgotten

Erasing your actions is a lot harder than deleting an internet post. Here's what it takes.

 

The Worst Day Ever: An Inspiring Message for This Year's Corona Rosh Hashanah

What you focus on creates your reality. This Rosh Hashanah choose your vision.

Shofar in the Year of Corona

Let this yearโ€™s shofar blast take on a whole new meaning.

 

6 Practical Tools for Fueling Change

Because your life journey requires extensive preparation.

 

From Impossible to I'm Possible

Live like the person you want to be.

3 Ways Covid-19 Changed My Life

I donโ€™t know how or when the pandemic will end, but I know that the miracle of life is now.

Masks and How We Relate to Others

The pandemic has made us more sensitive to the fact that everyone has the capacity to harm another โ€“ with our germs, with our words, with our actions.

The Month of Elul: Corona Style

The pandemic has enabled us to encounter our selves with a dose of honesty.

When God Knocks: Open the Door or Run?

Coming to terms with the challenges and opportunities of connecting to God.

 

Sara Yoheved Rigler

5 Steps to Letting Go of Resentment

How to best respond to someone who has hurt us.

Shoes and the Secret of Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur provides the unique opportunity to transcend our physical limitations and embrace our truest sense of self.

PODCAST: Yom Kippur: How to Break Free from Past Mistakes

Rabbi David Aaron explains how we can obtain forgiveness.

 

The Side Door: The Man who Missed Kol Nidrei

A true story about second chances.

 

3 Tips for A Great Yom Kippur

Ideas on how to make your Synagogue experience meaningful.

 

Yom Kippur & the Power of Granting Forgiveness

Stop giving so much credit to the person who hurt you. Discover the greatest gift of liberation you can give yourself.

Pushing Off Procrastination

Your death is a matter of when, not if. So now is the time to get moving.

 

During the Holocaust, A Kindness Returned: A Yom Kippur Message

An inspiring true story about survival, kindness and the way to treat others.

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